HSC § 36071

The Commission of Housing and Community Development shall adopt, amend, repeal, and the Department of Housing and Community Development shall enforce rules and regulations for the protection of the health, safety, and general welfare of the occupant and the public governing housing provided pursuant to this part, which shall control the erection, construction, enlargement, conversion, alteration, repair, moving, removal, demolition, occupancy, use, height, court, area, sanitation, ventilation and maintenance of such housing.